The objective of this research is to determine through the theory of Pierre Bourdieu
practices and through a qualitative methodology to understand the practice of occupational
therapy in intensive outpatient treatment centers for adolescent population with problematic
alcohol and drugs in the Valparaíso Region. This is to identify, analyze and compare the
beliefs, values, experiences, skills and information that influence and determine the
practices that take place in these institutions by the discipline of occupational therapy.